Windows 95 Upgrade Available for IndyCar Racing II (DOS)

Sierra have today posted an update for IndyCar Racing II that will allow users with v1.2 (DOS) installed to also run v1.1 of the Windows version. The readme (posted below) is quite extensive with multiple steps, but perhaps the most important thing is to make sure you have v1.2. And, yes, you can still run the DOS version if you exit to DOS.

The patch can be downloaded from our files page. Look for ‘Patch 1.0.2 (DOS)-1.0.2 (Win95)’.

Installation instructions from the readme:

How to patch DOS v1.0 of ICR2 to Windows 95 v1.0.1:

1) Download the DOS v1.0.2 patch (ICR100_2.EXE). It can be
found on:
Internet www.sierra.com
AOL Keyword Sierra
CompuServe Go Sierra

2) Follow the directions for the DOS v1.0.2 patch found in
the readme.102 file included with that patch.

3) Once the DOS version is patched up to v1.0.2, rename the
directory so it’s path is \SIERRA\ICR2. For example, if
the DOS version is installed in C:\ICR2, you’ll want to
do the following. (Note: if you have other Sierra games, skip step 3a)

a) Create a SIERRA folder using Windows 95 using My Computer:
Open My Computer
Double-click on your hard drive (usually C:)
Click on File/New/Folder
Type in the folder name: SIERRA

b) Move the ICR2 folder to the SIERRA folder:
Open My Computer again
Double-click on your hard drive (usually C:)
Click on the ICR2 directory and drag it into the
Sierra Folder or use the copy and paste functions
(Note: if you have IndyCar Racing II for DOS in a
folder other than ICR2, rename it to ICR2 using
File/Rename before dragging it into the SIERRA folder)

4) Create a new directory at your root directory called DOS2WIN
(Note: this new folder must be on the same drive as the
SIERRA\ICR2 folder):
Open My Computer
Double-click on your hard drive (usually C:)
Click on File/New/Folder
Type in the folder name: DOS2WIN

5) Copy the ICR2WIN.EXE file into this directory:
Click on the ICR2WIN.EXE file, drag it into DOS2WIN folder
or use the copy and paste functions

6) Execute the ICR2WIN.EXE file:
Double-click on the ICR2WIN.EXE file

7) Execute the INSTALL.BAT file:
Double-click on the INSTALL.BAT file

8) Execute the SETUP.EXE file. (This is the Sierra Setup
utility and will install the needed files for the Win95 version of ICR2.):
Double-click on SETUP.EXE
Follow on-screen prompts and instructions, accept all defaults

9) Now you’ll be all set to play the Win95 version of IndyCar Racing II!
To start the game, click START, then PROGRAMS, then SIERRA, and click the
Indy Car Racing II icon. You may also start the game by double-clicking
on the WINDY.EXE icon in your Sierra\ICR2 folder.

10)After running IndyCar Racing II for Windows 95 to ensure that
the update was successful, you may delete the DOS2WIN directory
(created in step 4). You may wish to keep the W95ICRTS.TXT file.
It contains troubleshooting information for this game.